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kanura history

  • An Emirati man from the 1940s, wearing a vest on top of his kandura. His tarboosh is short and to the side. Photo via National Archives
    An Emirati man from the 1940s, wearing a vest on top of his kandura. His tarboosh is short and to the side. Photo via National Archives
  • A kandura with a fitted jacket at style kandura, as displayed in the Duca & Das store in Abu Dhabi. Antonie Robertson / The National
    A kandura with a fitted jacket at style kandura, as displayed in the Duca & Das store in Abu Dhabi. Antonie Robertson / The National
  • A 1950s-style design of the kandura, as displayed in the Duca & Das store in Abu Dhabi. Antonie Robertson/ The National
    A 1950s-style design of the kandura, as displayed in the Duca & Das store in Abu Dhabi. Antonie Robertson/ The National
  • A 1960s and 1970s style kandura, as displayed in the Duca & Das store in Abu Dhabi. Antonie Robertson / The National
    A 1960s and 1970s style kandura, as displayed in the Duca & Das store in Abu Dhabi. Antonie Robertson / The National
  • A 1980s style kandura, as displayed in the Duca & Das store in Abu Dhabi. Antonie Robertson / The National
    A 1980s style kandura, as displayed in the Duca & Das store in Abu Dhabi. Antonie Robertson / The National
  • A 1990s style kandura, as displayed in the Duca & Das store in Abu Dhabi. Antonie Robertson / The National
    A 1990s style kandura, as displayed in the Duca & Das store in Abu Dhabi. Antonie Robertson / The National